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Astronomy Quiz Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four inner planets, in order?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

d)

Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter

2.

What are the four outer planets, in order?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto

c)

Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto

d)

Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Neptune

3.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Between Earth & Mars

b)

Between Mars & Jupiter

c)

Between Jupiter & Saturn

d)

Between Saturn & Uranus

4.

Earth's seasons are caused by

a)

changes in oceanic currents

b)

the tilt of the Earth

c)

the rotation of the Sun

d)

the orbit of the moon

5.

Earth is tilted approximately ________ degrees.

a)

15

b)

30

c)

23

d)

90

6.

During which moon phases do spring tides occur?

a)

New moon

b)

Full moon

c)

Waxing gibbous

d)

1st quarter

e)

3rd quarter

7.

During which moon phases do neap tides occur?

a)

New moon

b)

Full moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

3rd quarter

e)

Waning crescent

8.

Which tides are the strongest?

a)

Neap

b)

Spring

c)

Extreme

d)

New

9.

Which moon phase is shown at location 1?

a)

New moon

b)

Full moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

3rd quarter

10.

Which moon phases is shown at location 3?

a)

New moon

b)

Full moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

3rd quarter

11.

Which moon phases is shown at location 5?

a)

New moon

b)

Full moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

3rd quarter

12.

Which moon phases is shown at location 7?

a)

New moon

b)

Full moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

3rd quarter

13.

What kind of eclipse occurs when the moon is between the Sun and the Earth?

a)

Lunar eclipse

b)

Solar eclipse

c)

Full eclipse

d)

Spooky eclipse

14.

What kind of eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the moon and the Sun?

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Lunar eclipse

c)

Supermoon eclipse

d)

Neap eclipse

15.

What are the inner planets made of?

a)

Gas

b)

Ice

c)

Rock

d)

Oxygen

16.

What are the outer planets made of?

a)

Gas

b)

Rock

c)

Metal

d)

Dust

17.

How many moons do the inner planets have?

a)

0

b)

0-2

c)

2-10

d)

10-20

18.

How many moons do the outer planets have?

a)

0-2

b)

2-10

c)

10-20

d)

14-53, maybe more

19.

What is the atmosphere like on most inner planets?

a)

Contains carbon dioxide, can be very thin or very dense

b)

Contains oxygen, very thin

c)

No atmosphere

d)

Contains carbon dioxide, very dense

20.

What is the atmosphere like on the outer planets?

a)

Contains mostly carbon dioxide and oxygen

b)

Contains mostly carbon dioxide and helium

c)

Contains mostly helium, hydrogen, and methane

d)

No atmosphere

21.

What are comets made of?

a)

Ice

b)

Gas

c)

Dust

d)

Cats

e)

Dogs

22.

What causes a comet's tail to move away from the Sun?

a)

Gravity

b)

The rotation of the comet

c)

Solar wind

d)

Really strong magnets on Earth

23.

___________ occurs when atoms combine and release energy.

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

c)

Explosion

d)

Friction

24.

Galaxies that are moving away have light that is

a)

red-shifted

b)

blue-shifted

c)

fading

d)

ultraviolet

25.

Scientists expect to find a ___________________ in the center of every galaxy.

a)

Star

b)

Supermassive black hole

c)

Neutron star

d)

White dwarf

26.

What shape of galaxy is shown?

a)

Spiral

b)

Ellipse

c)

Irregular

d)

Fidget Spinner

27.

What shape of galaxy is shown?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Irregular

d)

Cat's Eye

28.

What shape of galaxy is shown?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Irregular

d)

Yeezy

29.

Stars and planets begin in a cloud of gas and dust known as a

a)

Galaxy

b)

Nebula

c)

Black hole

d)

Universe

30.

What gases are stars mostly made up of?

a)

Helium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

Hydrogen

e)

Methane

31.

What determines if a star becomes a black hole, a neutron star, or a white dwarf?

a)

Location

b)

Speed

c)

Mass

d)

Solar energy

32.

The best description of a super giant star would be -

a)

hot and bright

b)

hot and dim

c)

average brightness and temp

d)

cool and bright

33.
What color are the hottest stars?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
orange
d)
blue
34.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get Hotter
d)
Stars get Brighter
35.

Look at the H-R diagram. Which star is

sort of cool, dim (not too much light), and red?

a)

Betelguse

b)

Sirius B

c)

Procyon B

d)

Barnard's star